Slogan apparatus or advertising device



Feb. 9, 1932. c, j ND 1,844,737

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SLOGAN APPARATUS 0R ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed July 18, 1950 2 SheetsSheet2 Patented Feb. 9, 1932 7 MORRIS C. ANDERSON, F MARLIN, TEXAS sLoGANAPPARATUS on ADVERTISING DEVICE Application filed July 18, 1930. SerialNo. 468,926.

This invention relates to a slogan apparatus or advertising device whichis driven by a liquid motor in a rotary manner so that the variousslogans or advertisements thereon will bejsuccessively brought into viewand held for-periods suflicient for an observerto read the variousslogans during their rest intervals.

More specificially, the invention relates to a rotatable illuminatedcylinder adapted to carry signs or slogans andwhich is actuated by awater notor comprising a wheel having water containers and floatstherein, the rotary movement ofthe motor being automatically stopped bya catch engageable by float arms at definite intervals. The drawingsshow a preferred embodiment of the device, wherein Figure 1 is a view inelevation of the apparatus showing a slogan during a rest interval andshowing a portion of the outer casing cut away a a Figure 2 1s a View insectlonal elevation showing the various parts of the apparatus;

of Figure 8;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary portion of an end ofthe cylindrical deviceshown in Fig- Figure 4 1s a vertlcal sectlontaken on the t 1 j line 44of Figure 2, showing the arrangement of water containers, float arms,etc.

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 55 of Figure 20f aportion of the cylindrical display holding device;

a F lgure 6 1s a view in elevation of the Cylindrical display holdershowing means for securing a slogan bearing member thereto and theconstruction of the slde casing members of the same; i

Figure 7 is a view in end elevation of the device shown in Figure 6;

F'gure 8 is a view showing the spring stop mechanism and the catch enfgageable with the float arms; i

Figure 9is a view taken along the line 99 Figure 10 is a view engagementwith the catch mechanism; and

the water containers.

the details of showing the range of movementof a float arm before andafter its A partition 5 in the casing A adjacent one end of the latterdivides said easing into a pair ofchambers 6 and 7 in which a watermotor and acylindrical sign carrier are respectively rotatable. a

' The water motor comprises a wheel element 8 having its hub 9 securedto a shaft 10 which extendslongitudinally of the casing A. The wheelelement 8 carries adjacent its peripherya plurality of box-likecontainers 11, one at the outer end of each spoke ofsaid wheel element.Each of the containers 11 comprises a bottom, front and side walls andan over hanging hood. A lip 12, of which the purpose willappear later,projects forwardly from the upper edgeof the front wall of eachcontainer and a flange 13 is carried by the rear wall thereof by meansof which the container is secured, as by bolts or rivets, to thewheelelement 8.

A. float-carrying lever 14 is fulcrumed as at 15 on the wheel element 8adjacent each of the containers 11 and has the end of one of its armsbent toward the periphery of the wheel element 8 to form a catch-portionand has the end 17 of its other arm. connected to a float 18 in theadjacent container 11. The combined weight of the arm 17 of each lever14 and thefloat 18 carried thereby is greater than the weight-of theother arm of such lever, so that, when one ofthe container elements 11is empty and it and its associated lever 14 are positioned abovetheshaft 10, as shown in Figure 4, the catch portion 16 of such leverwill be elevated to engage the lug 24 carried by the partition 5 and tobe described later. The armof the lever 14 on which the catch portion 16is formed extends between apair of stops 19 carried by the rim of thewheel element 8. Thus the rocking movement of the lever 14 is limited ineach direction.

Means are provided for periodically arresting the rotation of the wheelelement 8, the means shown for this purpose being of the followingconstruction:

A stud 20, securedto the partition 5, as by a nut 21, on onesi-deof avertical: plane pass ing through the axis of the shaft 10, extendstoward the wheel element 8 and carries a stop which projects radiallytherefrom. A sleeve 28, mounted to rock on said stud, has :1. lug 2%extending radially therefrom-to engage the stop 22 when the stud 23 isrocked in one direction. The lug'24 of the sleeve 23 is normally held inengagementwith the stop 22'by a spring '25.-surrou-ndingthe stud 20 andhaving its opposite ends connected, respectively, to the partition 5 andsleeve 23.

A display holding cylinder is secured to i the shaft 10 in the chamber7, the shaft being rotatable in bearings 26 carried by suitable supports27 risingfrom the bottom of the base member' An electric lamp 28 is supported by the, partition?) within the chamber 7 and a second electriclamp 29, also in the chamber is carried by the support 27 at theright-hand end of said chamber. Both of said lamps areconnected tosuitable leads for current supply.

The display holding cylinder comprises a sleeve Smoun-ted on'the shaft10 and secured to-the latter, as byia set-screw T, and a pair ofcage-like members carried by said sleeve S, each of which memberscomprises a plurality of strips'30 extending radially from the-sleeve Sandthen substantially parallel to the shaft l O and connected at theirouter ends by an annular strip .30. The parts of the strips '30 whichextend parallelto the shaftlO have substantially T-shaped portions 31projectingfrom their 'outer faces and the horizont'alparts orflanges ofthe T-shaped portions T31 whiclrprojectfrom longitudinally aligned partsof'the strips 80 of the two cage-likemembers are con nected together tobridge the space between said members andun-ite said members. Thus a.groove is formed in'each of the longitudinal edges .of the strips '30,forming inner and outer. flanges, as-shown inFigfS, and translucentsigns ,32..are mounted between adjacent stripswiththeir opposite edgesremovably inserted in the longitudinal grooves of said strips. A clip'33carried by and extendingbeyond the end of each of afdiametricallydisposedpair of the strips 30 of each of-saidca'ge-likefimembersprojectsthrough .a slot formed in. air-end plate-3t,iand'the endsio'f said clips-are bent to overlie the outer faceo'ftheir associated end plates-Stand thusdetachably-secure said endplates tosaid cage-like members. The end plates ealsolhaverears v35ontheir, peripheries, which ears= overlie the ends of the strips 30 andthe corners of the signs 32, the ends of the outer flanges being cutaway for this purpose as shown in Fig. 2. A pipe 38 (Figures 2 and 10)extending through the end member B of the outer casing on the'into"said-'containers as such containers, in

the rotation of the wheel element 8, pass 'under'sueh spout. The rate offlow of water through the pipe 38 may be regulated by any suitablemeans, such as a valve (not shown).

"The operation of the apparatus is as 'follows:

Assuming. that the containers 11 are empty, and one of same is belowthespout with the catch engaging portion'1 6' of its float carryinglever 14 in engagement with the end of the lug'2l, water is permitted toflow through the pipe 38 and its'spout upon-the lip'I2 of such container11 and thence into the container to Tfill the container and causethe-float 18 therein to rise. As the float rises it will rock the lever14: on its pivot to disengage the catch engaging. portion 16thereof'from the lug '24, and, since said container is at one side of aplane passing vertically through the axis of the shaft 10, the weightofthe water-in said container will'cause the wheel element 8 to move ina clockwise direction (Figure i) until the next succeeding containerarrives be low the spout, at which time the catch engaging portion 16 ofthe lever 14 associated with the latter chamber will engage the lug 24and thus arrest further movement of the wheel element8=-until suchchamber is filled with water or other. liquid from the spout. Duringthis period one of the'translucent signs 32 carried by the displayholding cylinder will be displayed through the opening 2 inthe'casing'A.When said'secon'd chamber 11 is filled with water or other liquid itsfloat 18 will rise-and release the catclr16 of its assoeiated lever 14from the lug24- so that the weight of the liquid in the-first and secondcontainers will 'causethe display-holding cylinder to turnfurther in aclockwise direction until the catch 16 of the lever 14 associated withthe third container engagesthe lug 24, whereupon. movement of thedisplay-holding cylinder will be again arrested until the thirdcontainer 11 is filed with liquid to release its catch '14. from thelug'24, during which period the second sign carried bythe displayholding cylinder-'will be presented to view through the opening2' of thecylinder 'A. The-operation. just described will be repeated so long. asliquid 'fiowsifrom-the. spout. As the first and second containers moveinto the positions in which the two containers at the right of theshaftlO are shown: inFigureiL,

mmerse the liquid in such containers will be prevented by their hoods 12from flowing out of same. But as each container passes directly belowthe shaft 10 the liquid therein will be poured out therefrom so that thecontainers will be empty as they approach and pass under the lug 24 andtheir catches 16 will be positioned to engage said lug.

As the catch 16 of each lever 14 engages with the lug 24 the impact ofsuch catch against said lug will rock said lug and the sleeve 23 bywhich it is carried on the stud 20 against the resistance of the spring25, thus cushioning such impact, after which the spring 25 will returnthe lug 24 to its normal position against the stop 22 and thus cause thesign Which is at that time behind the opening 2 of the casing A to bepresented to view in proper position through said openl Vhile it ispreferred to employ the specific construction and arrangement of partsshown and described, it is to be understood that such construction andarrangement is not essential except so far as specified in the appendedclaims and that it may be changed or modified Without departing from theinvention.

WVhat I claim, is:

1. A11 advertising device comprising a casing having a sight opening, arotatable shaft supported in the casing, a wheel mounted on the shaftand having means for carrying advertising matter to be viewed thru saidsight opening when the advertising matter is in alinement therewith, asecond wheel mounted on the shaft, water containas on the second-namedwheel, float arms pivotally mounted on the second-named wheel. adjacentsaid containers, and catch means supported in the casing and engageablewith the float arms to periodically arrest the first-named wheel.

A slogan apparatus comprising a base member, a substantially cylindricalcasing, mounted thereon and having a slght opening, a vertical partitionin said casing defining a water wheel chamber and a display Wheelchamber, standards mounted in the display Wheelchamber and supporting arotatable shaft, a display wheel mounted on the shaft, means within thedisplaywheel and supported by the standards to illuminate the interiorof the display wheel chamber, a water wheel mounted on the shaft in thewater wheel chamber adjacent to the display wheel, water buckets on theWater wheel, float arms associated with thebuckets and pivotally mountedon the Water Wheel, float means carried by thefloat arms and operable inthe water buckets, stops mounted on the water wheel adjacent the floatarms to limit their pivotal rotationycatch means secured to thepartition and engageable with the float arms, a spring attached at oneend to the partition and at the other end to the catch means, ast p assoiat d w th he a ch means to limit its movement in one diree tion, andmeans to drip water into the water buckets to rotat the water wheel anddisplay wheel,

3. an advertising device, a base memher, a casing mounted on the basemember, a vertical partition in the casing; defining a display wheelchamber and a Water wheel chamber,a shaft horizontally mounted to entend in both chambers, a, display wheel. mountedon that part of theshaft in the (1 p ywhe l cham water he l m ted on that part of the shaftin the water wheel chamber, and means associated with the Water Wheel torotate both Wheels and to arrest the same at predeterminedintervals.

4;, n a machine of the class described, a base member, a casing mountedon the base member, a vertical partition in the casing defining adisplay wheel, chamber and a water wheel chamber, that part of thecasing which forms the display wheel chamber hav ing a sight opening inits wall, a shaft horizontally mounted to extend in both chem: bers thruthe partition, a display Wheel mounteclon the shaft in the display wheelchamber and adapted to bear a slogan to be viewed thru the eight,opening, a Water wheel, mountedcn the shaft in the water wheel chamber,and means associated with the Water wheel to "rotate both wheels and toarrest the same at predetermined intervals,

5. A machine of the class described, comprising acasing having a sightopening, in 9 itswali, display carrying wheel rotatable in said casingpast said sight opening, illumina ing means in Said heel, and mean rimparting rotation to said wheel, said means including a second wheel insaid, casing concentric andi rotatable with the first-named Wheel, aplurality of waterbuckets mounted on said second wheel, and Water supplymeans abQve the axis of, rotation of said second wheel for filling saidbuckets in succession. j j

6. In, a display device, a rotary supporting cage comprising end pieces,spaced longi,- tudinal bars connected to said end pieces,

and longitudinal bars, T-shaped in cross-sec 115 tion, secured to saidfirst-named bars, the flanges of the T-bars forming with the firstnamedbars grooves for the reception of display sheets, l

7. In a display device, a cage comprising a central support, end piecesspaced from said support, arms radiating from said support, longitudinalbars extending from said arms to said ends, and meansconnecting the endsof said bars to the end pieces.

8. In a display device, a cage comprising a central support, end piecesspaced from said support, arms radiating from said support, longitudinalbars extending from said arms to said end pieces, said end pieces havingopenings, and tongues on the ends of the bars extending through saidopenings and bent over on the opposite sides of the end pieces.

9.1n a display device, a rotary support- "ing cage comprising endpieces, spaced longitudinal bars connected to said end pieces,additional longitudinal bars, T-shaped in crosssection, secured to saidfirst-named bars, the first-named bars forming with the flanges of theT-bars grooves for the reception of display sheets, the outer flanges ofthe T-shaped bars being cut away at their ends, and projections on theend pieces extending over the portions of said bars from which the outerflanges have been cut away.

10. A device of the class described, comprising a rotatable displaydevice, a water wheel connected thereto, water supply means above theaxis of rotation of said water wheel connected thereto, buckets on said"wheel, buckets on said wheel to successively receive water from saidwater supply means, means for arresting said Wheel while each bucket isbeing filled, and means including a float in each bucket operative whenthe water in such bucket reaches a pre-determined level to release saidwheel arresting means.

11. A device of the class described, comprising a rotatable displaydevice, a water Wheel, means for arresting said wheel when thesuccessive buckets reach a predetermined point, said means comprising adetent and catches associated, respectively, with said buckets andengageable with said detent,

means for filling each bucket as it reaches saidpoint, and a float ineach bucket operative to release the catch associated therewith fromsaid detent when the bucket is 12. A device of the class described,comprising a rotatable display device, a water wheel connected thereto,buckets on said wheel, means for arresting said wheel as the successivebuckets reach a predetermined point, means for filling each bucket as itreaches said point, and float-operated means for releasing the wheelwhen the bucket is full.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 'my hand.

MORRIS C. ANDERSON.

